Tacos El Rey #2

Consistently good food and good service. Just like most places, no everything is 5 stars but the…read morePork Green Chili and the Beef Red Colorado Chili and for sure 5 star and the Mole is easily 4.5! The best reasonable priced Mexican Food we've had in Colorado. 10x better than anything within 10 miles of here (yes we've tried many of them).

I was hesitant to check this place out due to the numerous negative reviews. But, both my partner…read moreand I really wanted Mexican food, and we were in the Erie area, so we decided to check it out anyway, and hoped the reviews were wrong... At least on this day, at this time. Chad and I got to the restaurant around 1:15 PM yesterday. There weren't many people at the establishment, maybe one other party inside and one outside. We were greeted fairly quickly and were seated by a lovely woman. She was very helpful and answered all of our questions about the menu, and was quick to give recommendations. We started with chips and salsa, and I ordered a Skinny Margarita. Yes, it's a little out of the ordinary to charge for chips and salsa, but I thought both were amazing. The salsa was fresh and really tasty (and tasted nothing like ketchup, which I despise). I've had a lot of horrible salsas; this was not horrible at all, and neither were the chips, crunchy and delicious, imo. The skinny margarita, which was $14, was huge and actually worth the cost. The lovely waitress gave me the Happy Hour cost of the margarita ($10) since we were paying right about when HH started (2 PM). Chad noticed that they had a Cheese Crispi (or just Cheese Crisp as we AZ folks like to call it), but we were pretty hungry and really just wanted meals. I got the Vegetarian Burrito and asked that it be smothered with the sour cream cheese sauce that I saw on another vegetarian dish, the Chimichanga de Hongos. I'm sure I put on a few pounds from that sauce alone, and it was 100% worth it! The entire dish was SO GOOD! Chad got the Expresso Burrito and couldn't even finish the whole thing, not for want of trying, though. I don't know if we had the good luck to come at a good/slow time, and that's why we had such a wonderful experience, but I almost felt like I was at a totally different restaurant than the one being reviewed here. When we are in the area again, Chad and I will definitely be visiting Fuego Azteca again and trying out the Cheese Crispi and the Deep Fried Ice Cream!

Dining room

Azteca burrito es muy bien, 'B+' grade

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Storefront photo. New name is Fuego Azteca.

Birdhouse

4.5(342 reviews)

3.7 mi

I tiki ramen taco bar... and it somehow works!…read more I've been here many times. I like the tacos, my wife likes the ramen, and we both like the drinks. I like that the menu is constantly changing, so I can always try something new. There are usually a few staples, too. The tacos are priced reasonably so you can try several flavors. Every now and then there's one I don't like as much as the others, but that doesn't ruin the experience. The ramen is priced well for the amount you get, too. The only thing I consistently haven't liked is their guacamole. But I do like their avocado and salsas. They have a decent happy hour and, recently added, a "taco Tuesday." The kids menu options are pretty good, too. The hot dogs are a hit. Sometimes the buttered noodles are, too. The tiki drinks are great fun, and they're always trying something new. In the past, they've put lemonades in fun cups (like the hedgehog cup) so our kids can enjoy a "fancy drink." The service is pretty fast and consistent. They bring you a nice jug of water to help yourself with refills.

As a big ramen fan, Birdhouse was a pleasant surprise for me. I've had ramen at practically all the…read morewell known spot in Denver, from Katsu Ramen to Ramen Star (RIP) to Tokio. So it was shocking that I found such a good bowl out here in Erie. I got the Hellfire Ramen, a tonkotsu-based ramen served with their house spicy sauce, chili oil, pork shoulder, and a soft boiled egg. The broth was rich and flavorful, the spice level was perfect (quiet hot but still maintaining a good balance of flavors), and the pork shoulder was tender but still has a bit of nice toothsomeness. Overall, this was an excellent bowl of ramen comparable to any of the top spots in Denver. The only slight downside is that the broth was just a tough too salty for my liking, and I would've preferred a soy marinated egg over a soft boiled egg. They have other ramen here was well, such as a chicken-based shio ramen, a regular tonkotsu, and a Thai curry ramen. I definitely would return to try the other ramen. If the other items on this menu is as tasty, I wouldn't hesitate to give them 5 stars.

Entry toward kitchen

Spiced Cauliflower & Korean BBQ Tacos

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Miso Garden Salad: spring mix, miso ginger vinaigrette, avocado, cucumber, cantaloupe, pickled strawberry & spiced curry almonds

Tacos AyAyAy

4.8(357 reviews)

2.1 mi

Everything you ever wanted in a Street Taco stand and More. These guys really know what they're…read moredoing. You can even tell before the first bite. They use TWO corn tortillas on EACH taco! I've been amazed at how often I must ASK for a second corn tortilla per taco. I'm even more amazed when I'm asked to PAY EXTRA when a second tortilla is requested. Service was Fast and Friendly. While music would add to the atmosphere, I suggest simply picnicking with tacos outside in the gas stations courtyard. Pro tip: buy a 24 oz Colorado Cool Aid in the liquor store adjacent to the restaurant. But if you dine in, you'll be in cramped quarters with a small TV

I've been here a handful of times now living sub 20 mins away. While I definitely do really enjoy…read morethis place and do stop by fairly often, I just can't get behind their 24th best taco ranking personally (I've had their tacos too, just no pics). They absolutely do have really solid food, good portions for the price and speedy/pleasant service. To me, it's still missing that "it" factor and thing that draws me in where I can't stop thinking about it or the next time I need to go back. I don't necessarily crave anything or feel the need to go completely out of my way to come here. I hope they continue to be super successful and always support great local spots so come check them out for sure.

Churros and pork rinds (Chirrones)

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Rumbo 52 Cocina & Cantina

4.4(155 reviews)

8.0 mi

The food was amazing. The atmosphere was authentic Mexican. The service was good. They gave us time…read moreto enjoy each other and the appetizer. We had the Tuna ceviche, Carnita deluxe burrito, Puebla & Oaxaca. They were consistently around filling our water glasses. Please don't pass up this diamond in the rough. Don't let the fact that it's attached to a gas station fool you. As soon as you walk in you are now in the middle of Mexico. The food is awesome!!!

This was our first time here and I had to write a review. The portion sizes are perfect. The food…read morewas wonderful and they have a variety of sauces. The presentation was also beautiful. We saw about six menu items we def want to come back for. And the service was fast and it server was a sweetheart. This is the kind of restaurant that makes eating out an absolute pleasure. Don't let the outside fool you. Go in and enjoy!

The dining area

Squash blossom enchiladas with rice and black beans

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Interior, looking towards bar.

Teocalli Cocina

4.1(428 reviews)

1.4 mi

Unbelievable tacos'Al Carbon! My compadre had a wonderful dish also. Rating 4.9/5. Outside on deck…read more= BEAUTIFUL!

Great spot for happy hour or just a meal. Favorite is definitely the carne asada taco, although i…read morethink they recently raised their prices for everything. I really like their hot sauce even though you have to pay for it. I do think any place that offers tacos should offer some sort of free salsa(s). I will note that i don't think i'll ever come here when it's hot. Idk if the ac wasn't working or they just don't have ac, but it gets extremely hot. It's like an indoor/outdoor hybrid situation and it's just too stuffy and uncomfortable for me.

Mole Enchildas

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Pescado

Wapos Cantina

3.6(94 reviews)

3.7 mi

Ate here twice during my visit to Erie. Not for the food, which has lost authenticity (chili…read morerellano in an egg roll wrapper, and flavorless enchiladas). The food was ok, but the service at the bar was outstanding for one reason: bartender remembered what I drink, an unheard of level of attention in 99% of today's bars. The atmosphere is close enough to allow old timers like me to recall The Miner's Tavern, which occupied Wapos 20 years ago

We came for some happy hour margaritas our waiter was sweet and asked if we wanted medium, come to…read morefind out that was not on happy hour and we were charged full price even after asking and saying that we wanted to be on the happy hour menu. I ordered an Al la carte item for our baby, however received a full plate that was a "kids meal" and was charged $9 for. We then decided to split a steak quesadilla, the waiter even asked, "plain nothing else?", and we said yes. The meal comes, it's a steak quesadilla with the works. The added rice and beans that we did not ask for plus guacamole plus sour cream, and all that was charged to our bill. I don't think this place is terrible but definitely be sure what you're getting. What we thought would be a $50 tab ended ended up being $90.

House marg, full bar!

Especial Food

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Si Senor Real Mexican Food

3.4(311 reviews)

4.4 mi

I've come here too many times to count. Everything on the menu is fantastic, and the margaritas are…read morekiller. Servers are kind and great with food allergies. Give this place a try and enjoy the atmosphere! The patio has a great view of the green hills and mountains out back!

Came here on a Saturday over the weekend. We've been here before and know the food is usually…read morepretty good. It wasn't very busy when we arrived, but it seemed like they may have only had one server working. We waited quite a while to be seated because no one was at the host stand to greet us, and our food also took a really long time to come out. This was another visit where the service was just okay, and the wait times were longer than they should have been. Unfortunately, based on the overall experience, I'm not sure I'd recommend anymore.

Cheesecake chimichanga

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Bloody Mary

Casa Cortés Mexican Restaurant

4.3(106 reviews)

10.1 mi

Fantastic. My boyfriend and I came here and we just loved it. Service was great, atmosphere was…read morecolorful. The food was yummy. Few chewy pieces of steak but overall top notch. We will be back I'm sure of it.

Our daughter just moved to this area and we wanted to take her & our other daughter out to a nice…read moreplace for lunch. We saw this restaurant had good reviews so decided to give it a try. When looking at the menu, the prices were outrageous, but thought the food must be really good! The restaurant doors were locked when we arrived around 11:30, even though their website said they opened at 10:00. I like to support local restaurants but this one was horribly disappointing! We were the only customers in the restaurant and service was extremely slow. There was only one employee we saw, the one who unlocked the door for us and turned out to be our waitress. She was polite, but very slow in getting our drink order, food order, and ticket. I could have understood understaffing, but as mentioned, we were the only customers in the place. When our food came, I was almost embarrassed for our waitress. The food hardly filled our plates. I ordered a chicken dish where the chicken breast had been split in half. It was tough and hard to cut and and chew. It was maybe the size of a small burger, very small and about 1/4 of an inch thick! According to the menu description, it was supposed to be marinated. It tasted like the "marinade" was ketchup mixed with a little Tabasco. Other plates were very skimpy on food. Burritos and enchiladas were small and almost almost laid flat on the plates. I guess I could deal with it better if the cost was about ¼ of the price we paid. No drinks for 4 totaled, with tip, around $80.00!! Will never go to this place again! I typically don't do reviews but this experience was completely "over the top" bad in all areas. We all left feeling cheated, and hungry! Don't waste your money here!

What for dinner?

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Carnitas plate with rice & beans

Valles Mexican Restaurant and Bar

4.3(33 reviews)

1.4 mi

My wife and I have eaten there a number of times over the last few months. She orders chicken mole…read moreburrito's and thinks it is among the best she has ever had. I have eaten at dozens of Mexican restaurants in my life and this has to be in top 3, if not the top. I order the street tacos and the are delicious. We order from there at least once per week and the food is consistently excellant.

Overall just okay. Everything felt like it was missing something, or had too much of something, and…read moreusually we have leftovers from Mexican places, but not here.

Alambre Plate

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Pupusas

Beltran's Grill

3.8(140 reviews)

5.2 mi

This place would be great for bigger groups! Lots of seating and space. They have clean indoor…read morefacility as well as their bathrooms. The service was alright as well. There were only two workers -- one at the bar and the other hosting and serving. Food -- Pozole 1/5 -- there was absolutely no flavor to this soup even if you add the other toppings and seasoning on top. The meat was tender but nothing was good about this soup. Baja Taco 1/5 -- the fish and tortilla was cold. It didn't taste fresh or great. Al Pastor 2/5 Birria 3/5 -- they packed this taco with meat. That was the best part of this taco! Quesadilla w/ chicken 4/5 -- I loved the crispness of the tortilla. It was super cheesy hot. Crispy Chile Relleno 3/5 -- there was much flavor to this. It was like half warm and half cold for some reason. Elote 2/5 -- it was like cold and warm... The food we had wasn't really hot at all. Everything was either cold or warm. I personally wouldn't come back to this spot but it is a spot to check out forsure.

Great food + drinks at Beltrans!…read more Came here on a Sunday with a group of 7 - seated & served immediately, thank goodness cause we were starving! They had some taco specials going on at the time, so we ordered some of those, also with the birria tacos & the green Chile queso (also discounted at the time!). The queso was spicy and delish and the tacos were all so good too. Had to take a photo of the elote as well given that it was served as a whole corn on the cob!

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Jose H.

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7 years ago

WOW!!! I'am a very picky eater when it comes to tacos and this place is incredible! Simple authentic Mexican tacos! very tasty food. Fresh food and the place is mostly packed so if you come around lunch or dinner be prepared to wait at least 10-15 minutes! so worth the wait!!!! read more

Angie A.

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7 years ago

This place was amazing! We were looking for a sandwich shop, and found this instead. We had the street tacos and they were delicious!!

Conny F.

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6 years ago

Amazing tacos, love the lengua taco, but rice and beans are less flavorful and not my favorites.

Mike N.

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6 years ago

Great flavors and we tried almost every taco along with a few burritos and a quesadilla.

Katya W.

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10

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7 years ago

The best tacos in the area! Everything else on the menu is very good too.

Tacos El Rey #2 - mexican - Updated September 2026

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